Quality Manager

at  Synlait

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

To be considered for this role will require …

• You will have a strong background in people management that allows you to drive engagement and success across the quality department.
• Experience within a food, dairy or quality environment is preferable.
• Proven knowledge of dairy legislative and regulatory requirements, knowledge, and experience in New Zealand dairy regulation is advantageous.
• Sound writing skills and the ability to write for specific audiences, and confident presentation and/or training delivery skills
• Ability to coach, inspire, and build up the capability of a team and their knowledge.

ABOUT US – THE SYNLAIT WAY

Synlait is a dynamic, purpose-led milk nutrition company that is Doing Milk Differently for a Healthier World! We pride our organisation as being different and allowing our spirit to drive our success, shifting perceptions and driving value through new thinking and a new attitude.
You’ll be joining down-to-earth, authentic people working together to create the very best in milk nutrition as we combine expert farming with innovative thinking and state-of-the-art processing to produce a range of nutritional milk products for our global customers.
We will challenge you by providing the opportunities you’ve been seeking to expand your career; we believe that everyone brings unique experiences and perspectives to the table so are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and embrace diversity to drive innovation and business success.
Together we will continue to create a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best.

THE ROLE

We have an exciting opportunity for a skilled leader to join us in Auckland. We are a dynamic and innovative team, dedicated to delivering excellence and are looking for a Quality Manager who shares our vision of fostering a motivated and high-performing team.
This is a pivotal role in our business forming part of our leadership team where you will be responsible for overseeing food safety and quality. You will bring your technical experience to support our managers to help drive our culture and the teams’ success.

Reporting to the Head of Quality Operations the responsibilities in this role will include …

• Responsible for leading the Quality Team
• Ensure our products being manufactured to allow us to deliver safe and quality products to our customers.
• Provide planning and coordination of auditing requirements for the North Island manufacturing hub including supplier, regulatory (including RMP), customer, and internal audits.
• Support and provide guidance to the manufacturing team on quality-related issues.
• Maintain compliance in line with the risk management program and existing certifications
• Support the culture of quality-driven investigations, problem solving, and continuous improvement processes.

As this is a multi-site role where you can be based at either of our sites, Pokeno or Mangere and we provide flexible working.

To be considered for this role will require …

• You will have a strong background in people management that allows you to drive engagement and success across the quality department.
• Experience within a food, dairy or quality environment is preferable.
• Proven knowledge of dairy legislative and regulatory requirements, knowledge, and experience in New Zealand dairy regulation is advantageous.
• Sound writing skills and the ability to write for specific audiences, and confident presentation and/or training delivery skills
• Ability to coach, inspire, and build up the capability of a team and their knowledge